Chicago Fire face Orlando City after shutout win

Published Jun. 30, 2023 2:12 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Chicago Fire (5-6-8, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando City SC (7-5-7, sixth in the Eastern Conference)

Orlando, Florida; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Orlando City SC -125, Chicago +314, Draw +275; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Sporting Kansas City 1-0, the Chicago Fire play Orlando City.

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Orlando is 4-4-6 against Eastern Conference teams. Orlando is seventh in the MLS giving up 22 goals.

The Fire are 1-5-8 against Eastern Conference teams. The Fire are 2-0-1 when they score two goals.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Duncan McGuire has six goals and two assists for Orlando. Facundo Torres has scored three goals over the last 10 games.

Kei Kamara has scored five goals with one assist for the Fire. Fabian Herbers has two goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orlando: 3-2-5, averaging 1.5 goals, 3.9 shots on goal and 4.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.

Fire: 3-4-3, averaging 1.2 goals, 3.2 shots on goal and 3.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Orlando: Gaston Gonzalez (injured), Adam Grinwis (injured), Abdi Salim (injured).

Fire: Javier Casas (injured), Federico Navarro (injured), Chris Mueller (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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